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cannibal

Pronunciation: /ˈkanɪb(ə)l/

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Definition of cannibal

noun

a person who eats the flesh of other human beings: [as modifier]:cannibal tribes
an animal that feeds on flesh of its own species.

Derivatives

cannibalism
cannibalistic
cannibalistically

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Spanish Canibales (plural), variant (recorded by Columbus) of Caribes, the name of a West Indian people reputed to eat humans (see Carib)